Kodi (Canada)

2011-07-22T14:14:58Z

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[[Image:Kodi-ac2011.jpg‎|right|thumb|Kodi, husky.]]
[[Image:Kodi_made_logo.jpg‎‎|right|200px|kodi made.]]
[[Image:Kodi_jogging.jpg|right|thumb|2005: Jogging in the 5km charity run]]
'''Kodi''' is a [[fursuiter]] and fursuit maker whose character is a [[husky]].

Kodi grew up in [[Wikipedia:Ottawa|Ottawa]] and [[Wikipedia:Vancouver|Vancouver]], Canada. Having a love of performing and entertaining, he began making costumes in 2000.

In 2003, Kodi was one of the five founders of the charity [[mascot]]-performing group [[Helping Pawz]]. He was also a founder (and former [[chairman]]) of the annual [[furry]] gathering [[Howloween]], in Vancouver. At [[Howloween 2003]], Kodi was featured as a part of the CBC television program [[Culture Shock]], which explored the Furry sub-culture.

In 2004, Kodi was a founder of the [[Arend Studios]] group, but left in late 2006 to pursue other career aspirations in the [[Wikipedia:Toronto|Toronto]] area. Kodi really gets around! He currently works in marketing for a software company and currently lives in [[Wikipedia:Chicago|Chicago]], U.S.A. Having lived in a number of different cities (Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Chicago, Seattle), Kodi has traveled all over the world logging over 150,000 miles in 2008 alone! Most interesting, in 2007, Kodi spent a month in India.

Interesting Factoids:
 - In 2010, Kodi was the guest of honor at [[Rainfurrest]] in Seattle
 - In 2010, [http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodipup/sets/72157624087815323/ climbed Mt. Rainier] in Washington State (14,000 ft; and got quite the sunburn from the glacier too!)
 - Flown over 400 flights, to every state (except Arkansas), and every Canadian province
 - In 2005 - Germany, France, England
 - In 2007 - Germany, India
 - In 2008 - Australia, Singapore, China (Hong Kong), Austria, Germany
 - First con attended was MFF 2000 in Illinois
 - Since 2000, has been to over 30 furry conventions!

He has 4 regular characters that he performs in: Kodi (husky), King (german shepherd), Aiden (Realistic Husky), and Havoc (werewolf). Kodi has been making fursuits for years now and currently takes commissions through "kodi made".

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Image:Kodi-bit2011.jpg|Kodi with Bit at AC 2011.
Image:Kix-fursuit.jpg|Kodi at AC 2011.
Image:Kodi_laff2010.jpg‎|Bowling in Chicago, Oct 2010.
Image:Aiden 2010.jpg|Aiden for Halloween 2010, Chicago.
Image:FC 2009 King.JPG|'''King''' at [[Further Confusion 2009]]
Image:Kodi skiing.jpg|Kodi Skiing at [[Furry Ski Weekend]] 2009
Image:Havoc kodi.jpg|Havoc out for Halloween in 2008
Image:Kodi shep skiing.jpg|Kodi in a sheppy mask, Furry Ski Weekend 2010
</gallery>

== Featured Videos ==
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-8yAA4oxrI Kodi and Yippee at the Fursuit Performance Panel, AC 2011 (part1)]

{{#ev:youtube|XsFAXTowpFc|250|205}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsFAXTowpFc Subservient Kodi on the Pawpet Show (part1)]
 
{{#ev:youtube|RgtuI9hIuVM|250|205}}
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgtuI9hIuVM Subservient Kodi on the Pawpet Show (part2)]
|}

== External links ==
* [http://www.kodimade.com/ kodi made. (Custom Fursuit Creations)] - website
* [http://www.huskysuit.com/ Kodi's Pillow Fort] - personal website
* [http://theamazingkodi.livejournal.com/ Kodi's Livejournal page]

*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/kodipup/ Kodi on Flickr]
*[http://www.furaffinity.net/user/kodipup/ Kodi on Fur Affinity]
*[http://twitter.com/theamazingkodi theamazingkodi] on Twitter
{{Contributor|Kodi pup}}

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